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When a Great Fund Stumbles: Stay the Course or Move on?

Every active fund faces moments of doubt from shareholders. For Dividend Growth, that moment is now. I weigh the fund’s legacy, leadership transition and the case for staying or moving on.

| 24 min read
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Should You Stick with Dividend Growth? Peter Fisher Makes the Case

INTERVIEW — My exclusive conversation with Wellington’s Peter Fisher, portfolio manager on Dividend Growth

| 20 min read
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Lunch Time in the Board Room: 2025

Are Vanguard’s Board of Trustees eating their own cooking—investing alongside the shareholders they represent?

| 12 min read
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Nibbling Around the Edges: 2025

Is the manager of your mutual fund (or ETF) invested alongside you?

| 8 min read
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Global Capital Cycles: A Better Fund, But Still No Gem

A reboot turned Vanguard’s worst performer into a credible global stock fund. But beneath the polish, it’s still tethered to metals and mining.

| 7 min read
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The Active Investor’s Guide to Vanguard’s International Funds

Funds Focus — ACTIVE INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUNDS | Your roadmap to finding the best international funds in Vanguard’s lineup.

| 19 min read